Month: November 2017

We were quite pleased to be able to find a part of New South Wales that we had not visited before – The Illawarra Region. It is a coastal region situated about 100 Kms immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, the town of Kiama and the shire of Wingecarribee.

We stay right on Lake Illawarra just south of Wollongong. The striking Buddhist temple (Fokuangshan Nan Tien Temple) is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and we also look in on the impressive Kiama Blowhole where the ocean explodes through a small gap in the rocks.

After Kew we have a week’s break off golf and head down to another regular stop at Lane Cove National Park just north of Sydney for 4 days. The weather is not the best but we still head out for a spot of sightseeing.

The Kew Country Club is one of our favourite weeks of golf during the year. This is our fourth year at the event and we catch up with friends made on previous trips. Kew is approximately 40 Kms south of Port Macquarie and 320 Kms north of Sydney.

We stay at our normal caravan park on the same site number which is only 50 metres walk from the beach.

The golf course was in great condition due to recent rain and the results were good for Bob who won 2 runner up prizes in A Grade.